Return to search

HandsFree: a marker-free visual based input prototype for menu driven systems

M.Ing. / This dissertation proposes a marker-free visual based interface device to be used with menu driven systems. This system, called HandsFree, uses the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) together with Shader technology to perform the image processing. HandsFree makes use of a web camera to gain user input without requiring elementary computer skills. Background subtraction was used to extract user input from the images. The problems usually obtained with background subtraction were overcome by using an averaging technique. Test results proved HandsFree to be robust against different coloured backgrounds and skin tones, different lighting intensity and sudden change in lighting intensity.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:6649
Date10 March 2010
CreatorsVisser, Willem
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

Page generated in 0.0015 seconds